Legal Opinion

U.S. Currency in the Amount of $31,418.00 v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided June 7, 2017No. CV-16-975PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtWaymond M. Brown, Judge

11 Nathan Stevens appeals from the circuit court’s forfeiture of $31,418 found in his possession during a traffic stop. On appeal, Stevens argues that (1) appellee failed to make a causal connection betweeh the money hidden' in the vehicle and drug trafficking or sales, and that (2) Arkansas Code Annotated section 5-64-505 1 is ambiguous and contradictory and does not support the seizure of property where the underlying crime is a misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance. We affirm.

On May 14, 2015, appellee filed an in-rem complaint pursuant to the provisions of Arkansas Code…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  2. Raymond v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  3. Talbert v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
  4. Mills v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  5. Gooch v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2015

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